Abeokuta Sports Club Secretariat, Ibara, Abeokuta, Ogun State
All roads will on Saturday, 16th December 2023, lead to the clubhouse of the Abeokuta Sports Club, Ibara, Abeokuta, Ogun State, where the brand new Executive Council Members of the club led by Prince ‘Seni Ogunyemi (1739) President, will be inaugurated for their 2023-2025 tenure.
The formidable team is comprised of Major Kayode Okegbemi (Rtd), (1797), Vice President, Mr. Yinusa Jamiu Ajani (1935), General Secretary, Mr. Shafih Amusa (2220), Assistant General Secretary, and Mr. Femi Ogunsanya, FCA, (2103), Treasurer, and Funmi Ajobiewe Adeniyi (1787), Financial Secretary.
Other exco members for the investiture include Taoheed Awodele (2101), Bar Secretary, Solomon Anuta (1362) – Welfare & Catering Secretary, Olumide Odubiyi (1943)- Maintenance Secretary, Akinola Akinlabi (1759) – Social & Publicity Secretary, and Yemi Oke (2164) – Legal Adviser.
Another major expectation from the forthcoming event is the inauguration of those approved for elevation to the position of Vice Patron-ship. Traditionally, eminent personalities of distinguished character both within the club and outside are extended the priviledge of nomination, consideration, and final approval or otherwise for the Vice Patron membership.
For the Vice Patron investiture for this year, the leadership of the Scrabble/Chess Section of the club announced that five of its elders will be conferred as Vice Patrons come Saturday. Other sections are also proud of their members who made the list of those penned down for investiture into Vice Patron-ship.
The five distinguished elders and senior citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria FRN, from the Scrabble and Chess Section who made the list of Vice Patrons are, Dr. Tunde Olowonyo, Mr. Femi Adegbite, FCA, Dr. Dayo Akibo, Dr. Korede Alabi, and Mr. Dele Soyemi.
From all of us at NTH we wish the new entrants into the Vice Patron-ship continued exemplary conduct, and good health in self-sufficiency.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
CITATION OF MR. FEMI ADEGBITE (FCA)
Mr. Matthew Femi Adegbite was born into the Adegbite dynasty of Osuponri Compound, Totoro, Abeokuta, on the 27th of April, 1953.
He started his academic journey at Ewekoro Baptist Primary School, Ewekoro before proceeding to Premier Grammar School, Abeokuta for his Secondary School Certificate. He was admitted to the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife in 1977, and graduated in1980 with a Bachelor of Science B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Economics.
He is an alumnus of Lagos Business School, LBS. His professional career started at Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc, in 1981 as a Management Trainee, before growing through the ranks to Senior Distribution/Financial Analyst; Operations and manufacturing, Administrative Manager; Supply and distribution Manager – West, Planning Associate; Manager, International Marine & Aviation, Marketing Manager, Western Branch; Retail Fuels Marketing Manager, West and, Business Planning & Analysis Manager.
MFA as he is fondly called by his friends attended many international trainings among which are Exceptional Managers Program in Lagos, Customer Service Training, Cairo, Egypt, Aviation Operations Workshop, Dakar, Senegal, Marine Training Workshop, Cairo, Egypt, Marine Managers Conference, Cyprus, Retailing Refresher Course, Tunis, Tunisia, Planning Managers Training Workshop, Brussels, Managers’ Forum, Brussels, and Fuels & Lubes Managers’ Meeting, Cape Town, South Africa.
Mr. Adegbite is a member of many professional and social bodies. A Fellow, of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA); a Member, of the Nigerian Institute of Management (MNIM); Member and past Vice President, (Club No. 1380) of Abeokuta Sports Club, and a former active Member of Ikoyi Club, Lagos.
After his meritorious service with Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc., he is currently the Managing Partner, of M F & Associates, and the CEO, of MATSOL FARMS LIMITED, Shiun, in Obafemi Owode Local Government, Ogun State. MATSOL FARMS is into the production of value-added cassava-based products like, High-Quality Cassava Flour and tapioca, and has supplied products to Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, Honeywell Flour Mills, Dangote Flour Mills, Temitope Biscuits, and Merchant Investors, and have partnered with IITA, CAVA 2 project, IPCI, etc.
MFA has used his vast experience to establish a progressive and dynamic company, in the agro-processing sub-sector, contributing to the socio-economic development of the Nigerian economy, while assuring appreciable financial returns on the capital invested.
He is a successful Financial Consultant, Agripreneur, and Socialite in ensuring the advancement of his immediate environment and the society at large. He is happily married to Prof. Esther Olufunmilayo Adegbite and the union is blessed with three successful children. His hobbies include playing Chess, Scrabble, and Tennis games.
ABRIDGED PROFILE OF ABEOKUTA SPORTS CLUB
The Abeokuta Sports Club was founded in circa1904. Records revealed the club in 1913, hosted visitors from the Gold Coast now renamed Ghana. The Club is generally believed to be the oldest on the West Coast of Africa.
According to a profile by the club, “There are also sporting records that date back to 1929. The club had been actively involved in the games of golf, shooting, cricket, football, motor car racing, tennis, billiards and snooker in the early thirties”.
A few of the very early leaders who were alien residents but charted the trajectory for the club’s growth were, “Mr. Bill Burrows, Captain B.W.Macphenson, Mr. D.W. Farlene, M.E. Clubs, Mr.Frederick Bradford Adams, Captian Cecil Burleigh Wolfe and Captain Henry Mason”.
The first Nigerian president of the Club was the late “Dr. A. Okuboyejo followed by Dr. A. Asuni, Chief Bayo Sosan Chief Tunji Fadairo, Engr V.O. A. Ajayi, Engr Kunle Marinho, Dr. Akin Majekodumi, Hon. Justice Olufemi Odunlami, Late Chief Oluremi Akinsola, Chief Alfred Popoopa, Chief Abayomi Ademefun, Justice Demola Bakre (Sole Administrator) Mr. Adebayo Adeemi, Chief Samusideen Ayorinde, Alhaji Ganiyu Egbeyemi, Chief Soniran Sowemimo JP, Chief Ogo –Oluwa Bankole, Chief Oladipo Odulate, Professor Olasumbo Martins and Mr. Olarewaju Sobayo”.
Some Vice Patrons were also appointed among the past presidents of the club and a few others were appointed from outside the club. Such eminent personalities were the late “Dr. A. Okuboyejo (the first African president of the club), the late Chief Tunji Fadairo, Engineer Kunle Marinho, Dr. Akin Majekodunmi, Hon Justice Olufemi Odunlami, Chief Alfred Popoola, Chief Adebisis Macgregor, Chief Mrs. Adebisi Dionsere”.
Others were “Chief Adebayo Adeyemi, Chief Samshdeen Ayorinde, Alhaji Guniyu Egbeyemi, Chief Soniran Sowemimo JP, Chief Abayomi Ademefun, Bashoru A.A. Adesanya, the Oniru of Iruland, Oba Abiodun Ron. Justice Gabsiu Ademola Bakre Chief Nelson Olayiwole Oyesiku”.
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The highly pious and respected couple, worthy of emulation in all ramifications of life. Congratulations.